LAS VEGAS, April 24, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Sports Video Group (SVG) and Stadium Managers Association (SMA) entered today into a strategic partnership to create the first nation-wide database on stadiums designed for use by the sports and live events industries.
When completed, the venue database will provide sports broadcasters, teams and leagues with a broad array of technical specifications and personnel contacts for more than 400 professional and collegiate stadiums. The password-protected and secure database will be available to members of the SVG and SMA as well as to customers of ShowMGR, the company that built the database.
"Our members have told us that an online database of facility technical specifications and related contact information will save them both time and money in planning and producing world-class TV productions," said Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG editorial director. "By working with the SMA and its members we can ensure the information is accurate and timely, making the Venue Database a winner for members of both organizations."
In the coming months, SVG and SMA will work with its members to collect information for the database. ShowMGR will also work with its clients, which include broadcasters like CBS, Fox Sports and the Fox Regional networks, to populate date fields.
"With the most comprehensive operations management solution for the broadcast, production and post-production industries, we are focused on functional growth and the continued expansion of management and control of the operational workflow," says Kevin Rosen, ShowMGR.com CEO. "We believe that our joint development of the SVG Venue Portal is a strong step toward bringing advancements to the sports production/ distribution process and the overall consumer sports experience."
SMA Quote: "SMA welcomes our new Corporate Sponsor Sports Video Group (SVG) and is pleased to work with SVG in compiling this database and providing it to our respective members. By mapping the broadcast services that are used in each stadium, we can provide valuable information that will benefit the stadiums and the television production companies that broadcast the games." Kerry Goodson, SMA Executive Director
The database has been designed by ShowMgr, an industry leader that creates standard software application for broadcast media operations which include a suite of pre-packaged, best-of-class applications to manage customer, partner, contractor, and employee relationships.
About the Sports Video Group (SVG)
The Sports Video Group was formed in 2005 to support the professional community that relies on video, audio, and broadband technologies to produce and distribute sports content. Leagues, owners, teams, players, broadcasters, Web casters and consumer technology providers have joined the SVG to learn from each other, turn vision into reality and implement new innovations that will lead to advancements in the sports production/distribution process and the overall consumer sports experience.
The SVG is located on the Web at www.sportsvideo.org, a site that will keep members up to date on the latest news and developments. SVG also publishes Sports Video Insider, a members-only, daily email newsletter on industry technology news.
About the Stadium Managers Association (SMA)
Formed in 1974, SMA promotes the professional, efficient and state-of-the-art management of stadiums around the world. Our members are administrators, operators, and marketing personnel from teams, government entities, colleges and universities, and suppliers to the industry. SMA holds an annual seminar each February that addresses relevant issues facing today's stadium managers, and provides educational and networking opportunities throughout the year.
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